Walnuts may be good for the gut and help promote heart health

Researchers found that eating walnuts daily as part of a healthy diet was associated with increases in certain bacteria that can help promote health. Additionally, those changes in gut bacteria were associated with improvements in some risk factors for heart disease.

Gut flora dictates how much weight we can lose

Danish researchers show that the proportion of certain bacteria in our guts influences how much weight we can lose and under what circumstances.